An employee from Happy's Pizza was robbed by three men after making a delivery in the 200 block of South Marshall Street in Pontiac. The 18-year-old man from Waterford Township told police that, around 10 p.m. Saturday, he was returning to his vehicle when one of the suspects put a hand on his shoulder and told him not to try anything. Another suspect put an object, which the victim believed to be a gun, into his back. Oakland County Sheriff's deputies report that the man was robbed of his money, wallet and cellphone.

No injuries after house fire

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No injuries were reported in a single-story house fire that began Monday morning in the 200 block of Crystal Lake Drive, according to Waterford Regional Fire Department officials. Firefighters arrived around 10 a.m. and located the bulk of the fire at the rear of the home. No one was found inside, but officials had to tear away the walls and ceiling to fully extinguish the flames. The neighbors' home was also damaged because of the original fire.

No one hurt after accidental fire

Firefighters from the Waterford Regional Fire Department responded to a house fire in Pontiac on Sunday evening. They found heavy smoke and fire coming from two windows on the side of a home in the 80th block of Putnam. Ceiling and interior walls were removed to extinguish hidden fire. No one was inside the home at the time and the fire was extinguished quickly. The fire was ventilated with a positive pressure fan. The fire appears to have been accidental and started with something cooking on the kitchen stove.

Police still probing shooting at park

Authorities continue to investigate a reported accidental shooting that occurred around noon Sunday at Parkside Park. A 22-year-old man -- who was taken to McLaren Oakland Hospital after being shot in the leg -- told deputies someone was showing him a handgun when it fired accidentally. The man who showed the pistol ran away after the gun discharged, and the 22-year-old was taken to the hospital by someone at the park. The injured man didn't know the person who brought the gun to the park, deputies said.

ROCHESTER HILLS

Cause for tractor fire still unknown

The cause of a Sunday afternoon fire that set eight tractors ablaze is still under investigation, Oakland County Sheriff's deputies said Monday. Rochester Hills firefighters responded to an emergency call of an unknown fire around 4 p.m. Sunday behind the Rochester Lawn Equipment building at 94 W. Auburn Road. The store was closed at the time, deputies said. The 8-tractor fire -- along with generators and other lawn equipment -- was quickly extinguished in the fenced-in area behind the business. Oakland County fire investigators were called in to help determine what caused the flames. No injuries were reported in this incident.

WATERFORD TWP.

Suspect caught after auto robberies

Waterford Township Police report that a man was getting in and out of several vehicles parked at the Glengary Park Apartment complex and stealing objects. Officers responded to the complex on Williamsbury Court, and saw an 18-year-old Southfield resident. He had items in his pockets that he admitted didn't belong to him. He was transported to Oakland County Jail. The incident, which took place around 6 a.m. Saturday, remains under investigation. Not all of the property owners have been located, so residents of the complex should check their vehicles and contact the Waterford Police Department if anything is missing. Contact police at 248-618-7550.

INDEPENDENCE TWP.

Home owner arrives during break-in

Oakland County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a man they say broke into a home in the 5400 block of Waldon Road in Independence Township. The resident says when he arrived home around 7:22 p.m. Saturday, he saw a tan Ford Focus parked in the driveway adjacent to the garage entrance. The home owner says the glass door was shattered and, when he ran to a safe area to call 911, the suspect fled the scene. Deputies searched the area without success.

HIGHLAND TWP.

Deputy injured while at dispute

An Oakland County Sheriff's deputy was injured on both arms after responding to a domestic assault in Highland Township on Milford Road. A woman reported that her 27-year-old son was out of control and throwing household items. Deputies say the man was seen fleeing through the rear door as soon as they arrived. A struggle began between one of the deputies and the son, and the deputy hit a wooden screen door during the struggle. The deputy was medically treated at the scene by Highland Township paramedics and cleared to return to work at St. Joseph Urgent Care in White Lake Township. The suspect was lodged at Oakland County Jail pending arraignment.

WHITE LAKE TWP.

Police asking for tips about speeder

White Lake Police are asking for the public's help in finding out who might have been speeding through the township and into Waterford on Friday. Police said they were alerted at 10:45 a.m. that a white Dodge Caravan was traveling at a high rate of speed at Williams Lake and Elizabeth Lake roads. The van blew through the stoplight at that corner and headed east along Elizabeth Lake Road into Waterford. Police said later in the day a person reported mail theft in the 900 block of Round Lake Road, and stated the matter could be related to the speeder. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact White Lake Police at 248-698-4400.

ADDISON TWP.

Driver causes head-on car crash

Two vehicles -- one carrying a mother and her children -- recently collided in the area of Rochester and Brewer roads, sending both sets of passengers to local hospitals. Deputies said that a 73-year-old Oakland Township man driving a Ford F-150 crossed over the center line of Rochester Road at around 5 p.m. May 1, hitting an Addison Township woman driving a Chrysler Town and Country head-on. Both drivers were transported to McLaren Oakland Hospital for possible broken bones -- the woman injured her leg, and the man suffered an arm injury. The woman, 37, had her 4- and 7-year-old children in the van during the accident. They were taken to the hospital with their mother. The incident is still under investigation, according to Addison substation officials.